Did the Supreme Court did hear a Birther case, I would envy future law students who get the opportunity to read the Court's decision from their casebooks and discuss it in class. They will certainly enjoy themselves.

What I would like is for SCOTUS to grant cert. and summarily issue a 2 paragraph per curiam citing to Wong Kim Ark and what the word "natural" meant in 1787, and affirm the Indiana court (either appellate or SCOTIN). With four of the justices -- Sotomayor, Breyer, Ginsburg and Stevens -- concurring but expressing their opinion that cert. should have been denied, just to shake the birfers up.

The less chat about the obvious the better.I thought it was just barely within the realm of possibility that they might do just that with the Donofrio/Wrotnowski suits. But they didn't.

I would hope that Justice Scalia drafts that opinion and uses some of his famous biting wit to describe the inanity of the Birther beliefs briefs.There - fixed it for ya'!Thank you! That too.The birthers are blissfully unaware that there has probably been no Justice in history who has relied more upon Blackstone and the common law in interpreting the constitution than Scalia. I would love to see one of these clowns disparage the influence of Blackstone and claim the constitution was based by Vattel in front of Scalia.

It was the Indiana Appeals Court that defined natural born, right? So then they go to Indiana Supreme Court, and then to SCOTUS?I don't know the correct terminology or the correct sequence.You got it all right.

Given the appellate ruling in Ankeny, if the proposed law in Indiana that would allow voters to challenge a candidate's qualifications to be on the ballot passes, would that mean if someone challenged Obama's qualifications, the challenger would automatically lose? Or could the challenge lead to another suit challenging the Ankeny ruling?Also, if the Indiana Supreme Court refuses to take up the Ankeny case OR if the Indiana Supreme Court upholds the case, would Ankeny be able to appeal it to the US Supreme Court? Or would he have to go to a District Court first? Or is this a case that would even be eligible to heard in any court outside the state of Indiana?Thanks!! :D

Update to docket:3/02/10 ***********TRANSMITTED ON TRANSFER 03/02/10*********** AB 03/02/10I'm not fluent in Indianese; does that mean the Indiana Supremes granted cert.?NO. It means that the appellant has requested transfer and the record is "getting ready" to go to the Supreme Court.IF the Supreme Court accepts the case, there will be a docket entry re; "Transfer Granted."This info is based on their website - and I called the clerk just to confirm that my understanding was correct.

Update to docket:3/02/10 ***********TRANSMITTED ON TRANSFER 03/02/10*********** AB 03/02/10and another ...4/01/10 THIS MATTER HAS COME BEFORE THE INDIANA SUPREME COURT ON A PETITION TO TRANSFER JURISDICTION FOLLOWING THE ISSUANCE OF A DECISION BY THE COURT OF APPEALS. THE PETITION WAS FILED PURSUANT TO APPELLATE RULE 57. THE COURT HAS REVIEWED THE DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS. ANY RECORD ON APPEAL THAT WAS SUBMITTED HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COURT FOR REVIEW, ALONG WITH ANY AND ALL BRIEFS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE COURT OF APPEALS AND ALL THE MATERIALS FILED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REQUEST TO TRANSFER JURISDICTION. EACH PARTICIPATING MEMBER OF THE COURT HAS VOTED ON THE PETITION. EACH PARTICIPATING MEMBER HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THAT JUSTICE'S VIEWS ON THE CASE IN CONFERENCE WITH THE OTHER JUSTICES. BEING DULY ADVISED, THE COURT NOW DENIES THE APPELLANT'S PETITION TO TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION. RANDALL T. SHEPARD, CHIEF JUSTICE ALL JUSTICES CONCUR. KJ 04/05/10

Ya know, if it weren't a dead issue it would be fun for SCOTUS to grant cert., allow briefs to be filed, then summarily affirm the intermediate appellate court in Indiana per curiam (9-0). It would have the birfer community a' twitter (literally and figuratively) for at least 6 months or so.

It's not dead? Deleting the video I posted about.Rumors of its death were greatly exaggerated. There is still the Chalice-like motion for reconsideratrion (because the cloud formations are different today). And then then birfer wet dream, certiorari from SCOTUS. So, it is not well and truly dead -- yet.

I'm the only member of my family not born in IN. My mother, father and all 7 sisters were born in various cities in IN but I was born in Arkansas. Fortunately, both parents were US citizens, so I still qualify! \ :D /